Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Benn Act)

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United Kingdom parliamentary event legislative process event

The Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019, known as the Benn Act, was a pivotal UK law that forced the government to seek an extension to the Brexit deadline to avoid leaving the EU without a deal.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019	1
House of Commons debates on the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Bill 2019	1
House of Commons votes on the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Bill 2019	1
Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019	1
Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Benn Act) canonical	1
Royal Assent to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Benn Act)
Context triple: [UK Parliament 2017–2019, keyEvent, Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Benn Act)]

A. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 is a key UK law that provided the legal framework for leaving the EU by repealing the European Communities Act 1972 and converting existing EU law into domestic legislation.
B. European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 is UK legislation that implemented the Brexit withdrawal agreement in domestic law, providing the legal framework for the UK's departure from the EU.
C. European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020
The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 is a UK law that implemented and gave domestic legal effect to the post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
D. European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017
The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 is a UK law that authorized the Prime Minister to formally trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, beginning the legal process of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU.
E. European Union Referendum Act 2015
The European Union Referendum Act 2015 is a UK law that provided the legal framework for holding the 2016 referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Benn Act)
Target entity description: The Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019, known as the Benn Act, was a pivotal UK law that forced the government to seek an extension to the Brexit deadline to avoid leaving the EU without a deal.

A. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 is a key UK law that provided the legal framework for leaving the EU by repealing the European Communities Act 1972 and converting existing EU law into domestic legislation.
B. European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 is UK legislation that implemented the Brexit withdrawal agreement in domestic law, providing the legal framework for the UK's departure from the EU.
C. European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020
The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 is a UK law that implemented and gave domestic legal effect to the post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
D. European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017
The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 is a UK law that authorized the Prime Minister to formally trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, beginning the legal process of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU.
E. European Union Referendum Act 2015
The European Union Referendum Act 2015 is a UK law that provided the legal framework for holding the 2016 referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Kingdom parliamentary event ⓘ legislative process event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Passage of the Benn Act ⓘ Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 ⓘ linked to: Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Benn Act)
appliesToJurisdiction	United Kingdom ⓘ
chronology	occurred during the 2019 prorogation controversy ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
describedAs	pivotal UK law to avoid leaving the EU without a deal ⓘ
ensuredThat	United Kingdom sought an extension to the Brexit deadline in 2019 if no deal approved by Parliament ⓘ
followedBy	European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 legislative process ⓘ
follows	introduction of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Bill 2019 by backbench MPs ⓘ
hasCause	approaching Brexit deadline of 31 October 2019 ⓘ risk of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement ⓘ
hasConsequence	legal obligation on the UK Prime Minister to seek an extension to the Article 50 period ⓘ requirement to request an extension of the Brexit deadline to 31 January 2020 if no deal approved ⓘ restriction of the UK government’s ability to leave the EU without a deal on 31 October 2019 ⓘ
hasEffectOn	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 ⓘ linked to: Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Benn Act)
hasMotivation	to prevent a no-deal Brexit on 31 October 2019 ⓘ
hasPart	House of Commons debates on the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Bill 2019 ⓘ linked to: Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Benn Act) House of Commons votes on the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Bill 2019 ⓘ linked to: Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Benn Act) House of Lords debates on the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Bill 2019 ⓘ linked to: House of Lords Business House of Lords votes on the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Bill 2019 ⓘ linked to: House of Lords Business Royal Assent on 2019-09-09 ⓘ Royal Assent to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 ⓘ linked to: Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Benn Act) introduction of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Bill 2019 in the House of Commons ⓘ
legalBasisFor	Prime Minister’s letter requesting extension of Article 50 in October 2019 ⓘ
legislativeBody	House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ House of Lords of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: House of Lords Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British Parliament
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	England ⓘ London ⓘ linked to: London, England
location	Palace of Westminster ⓘ
namedAfter	Hilary Benn ⓘ
opposedBy	Boris Johnson ⓘ
participant	Boris Johnson ministry ⓘ linked to: Boris Johnson government Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: UK government House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ House of Lords of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: House of Lords backbench Members of Parliament ⓘ
partOf	Brexit legislative process in the United Kingdom ⓘ
pointInTime	September 2019 ⓘ
precededBy	European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 legislative process ⓘ
significantDate	2019-09-09 ⓘ
supportedBy	Hilary Benn ⓘ cross-party group of MPs ⓘ
topic	Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ Brexit ⓘ United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UK Parliament 2017–2019 → keyEvent → Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Benn Act) ⓘ

Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Benn Act) → hasPart → House of Commons debates on the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Bill 2019 ⓘ